Hermetica Introduces Bitcoin-Backed Synthetic Dollar on Bitcoin L1
Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (defi) protocol Hermetica has launched its BTC-backed synthetic dollar, USDH, on Bitcoin’s layer one (L1) through the Runes protocol. The company also announced plans to scale its Bitc...
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